Gettin' Lucky (RuPaul's Drag Race)

"Gettin' Lucky" is the fourteenth episode of the thirteenth season of RuPaul's Drag Race.^[1] It originally aired on April 9, 2021. The episode sees the remaining four contestants (Gottmik, Kandy Muse, Rosé, and Symone) perform to RuPaul's song "Lucky". None of the contestants are eliminated from the competition.

"Gettin' Lucky"
RuPaul's Drag Race episode
Episode no.	Season 13 Episode 14
Directed by	Nick Murray
Original air date	April 9, 2021 (2021-04-09)
Guest appearance
Jamal Sims
Episode chronology
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Jamal Sims is a guest choreographer. The episode earned Nick Murray a win in the Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program category at the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.

Episode

Gottmik

Kandy Muse

Rosé

Symone

The four finalists competing in the last challenge of the thirteenth season.

Following Olivia Lux's elimination, the remaining four contestants—Gottmik, Kandy Muse, Rosé, and Symone—re-enter the Werk Room. RuPaul reveals the final challenge, which tasks contestants with writing, recording verses for, and performing choreography in the debut of RuPaul's song "Lucky".^[2] RuPaul says they will rehearse with guest choreographer Jamal Sims,^[3] and invites them to join him and Michelle Visage for one-on-one interviews.

During their interview with RuPaul and Visage, Gottmik discusses their drag name, gender transition, and progress throughout the competition. Rosé talks about her backgrounds in theatre and drag, as well as her relationship with her family and her aspirations. Kandy Muse discusses the name of her drag persona and her experiences during the competition. Symone shares about how she joined the House of Avalon and the reasons for her shyness, especially out of drag. Sims coaches the contestants on the main stage. In the Werk Room, the contestants discuss their first impressions of each other and their experiences in the competition as they prepare for the runway.

On the main stage, RuPaul welcomes fellow judges Visage, Carson Kressley, and Ross Mathews. The contestants perform "Lucky". The runway category is "Drag Excellence". The judges deliver their final critiques. RuPaul asks each of the contestants to share some words of wisdom to their younger selves, then requests all four to face off in a lip-sync to "I Learned from the Best (HQ2 Radio Mix)" by Whitney Houston. None of the contestants are eliminated from the competition, and all four are declared as season finalists.

Production and fashion

The episode was directed by Nick Murray and originally aired on April 9, 2021. Sims appeared on the show several times before "Gettin' Lucky". He was a guest judge and choreographer on the eighth season's "Bitch Perfect" (2016), the twelfth season's "Viva Drag Vegas" (2020), and the thirteenth season's "Condragulations" and "Social Media: The Unverified Rusical" (2021). He was solely guest choreographer on the seventh season's "Glamazonian Airways" (2015) and the twelfth season's "Madonna: The Unauthorized Rusical" (2020). On the sixth season (2021) of RuPaul's Drag Race All Stars, Sims was a guest judge and choreographer on "Halftime Headliners" and solely a guest choreographer on the finale, "This Is Our Country".

During "Lucky", Gottmik, Kandy Muse, Rosé, and Symone appear in rooms illuminated with purple, yellow, pink, and orange lights, respectively, all wear outfits to match each color. For the runway show, Gottmik wears a black-and-white polka dot dress and Kandy Muse presents a mesh outfit. Rosé's tartan gown is inspired by her Scottish ancestry. Symone wears a purple gown with oversized sleeves, as well as cornrows.

Reception

Kate Kulzick of The A.V. Club gave the episode a rating of 'A'.^[4] The episode earned Murray a win in the Outstanding Directing for a Reality Program category at the 73rd Primetime Creative Arts Emmy Awards.^[5]

See also

• RuPaul discography